Liza Tarbuck is stepping down from her Saturday night programme on BBC Radio 2 after greater than a decade within the slot.
Liza has hosted the 6pm to 8pm present since 2012 however has determined to go away the programme to reclaim her weekends.
Saying the choice on Instagram, Liza mirrored on the group constructed across the present and thanked listeners who had tuned in every week.
Liza stated: “We made 2 hrs of radio really feel like a non-public members membership, that’s the stuff of goals. Hundreds of individuals loved one another’s firm like nice pals… Thanks for letting me in, it’s been a privilege.”
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, praised Liza’s contribution to the station and the environment she created on Saturday evenings.
Helen stated: “Each Saturday night, Liza created a very magical, fantastical world. She was beloved by everybody on the station and all her listeners.”
Liza’s BBC Radio 2 journey began in 2007 when she co-hosted afternoons with Mark Radcliffe while Steve Wright was on depart, and went on to cowl the present on her personal. She spent the following few years coverings exhibits and internet hosting specials earlier than getting her personal weekly present.
Shaun Keaveny will current the Saturday night time programme within the quick time period, taking up the slot till the top of March whereas long term plans are determined.
Additional particulars about who will tackle the Saturday night present completely might be introduced at a later date.
